Literary Terms Quiz
Match the definitions to the literary terms.
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1. The repetition of initial stressed, consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line. *
1 point
2. A brief, intentional reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, event, or movement. *
1 point
3. A word, statement, or situation with two or more possible meanings. *
1 point
4. Often used in political speeches and occasionally in prose and poetry, anaphora is the repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines to create a sonic effect. *
1 point
5. An address to a dead or absent person, or personification as if he or she were present. *
1 point
6. A basic model from which copies are made; a prototype. *
1 point
7. A figure of speech composed of a striking exaggeration. *
1 point
8. Implies a distance between what is said and what is meant. Based on the context, the reader is able to see the implied meaning in spite of the contradiction. *
1 point
9. A comparison without using words "like" "than" or "as." *
1 point
10. Makes a comparison using the words "like" or "as." *
1 point
11. A central or recurring image or action in a literary work that is shared by other works. *
1 point
12. A figure of speech in which the poet describes an abstraction, a thing, or a nonhuman form as if it were a person *
1 point
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